Industrial Fire Brigade: Principles and Practice, Student Workbook

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Jones & Bartlett Learning, Aug 12, 2008 - Fire departments - 436 pages
This resource is designed to encourage critical thinking and aid comprehension of the course material through:

Case studies and corresponding questions
Figure labeling exercises
Crossword puzzles
Matching, fill-in-the-blank, short answer, and multiple-choice questions
Skill Drill activities

 

Selected pages

Contents

CONTENTS
50
Brigade Member Qualifications and Safety 2
279
Standard Operating Procedures and Guidelines 18
287
Fire Service Communications 22
288
Incident Management System 30
291
Fire Behavior 40
295
Building Construction 50
299
Portable Fire Extinguishers 60
303
Water Supply 158
344
Fire Hose Nozzles Streams
348
Fire Hose Nozzles Streams 168
358
Brigade Member Survival 200
361
Salvage and Overhaul 206
363
Brigade Member Rehabilitation 216
367
Fire Suppression 224
369
Preincident Planning 234
373

Brigade Member Tools and Equipment 74
309
Ropes and Knots 82
314
Response and SizeUp 98
322
Forcible Entry 106
325
Ladders 118
330
Search and Rescue 132
335
Ventilation 146
341
Assisting Special Rescue Teams 242
378
Terrorism Awareness 250
381
Fire Detection Protection and Suppression Systems 258
384
Fire Cause Determination 266
387
Fire Brigade Leader 274
389
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Bibliographic information

TitleIndustrial Fire Brigade: Principles and Practice, Student Workbook
AuthorsInternational Association of Fire Chiefs, Iafc, National Fire Protection Association
Editionrevised
PublisherJones & Bartlett Learning, 2008
ISBN0763752320, 9780763752323
Length436 pages
  
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